Bizarre '70s Cult Film The Baby On Stage

Based on the bizarre cult '70s film of the same name, The Baby is now a stage play adapted and directed by Dan Spurgeon. The story centers on Ann, a social worker who comes to visit the Wadsworth family and discovers their "baby" is actually a 21-year-old man with the mental state of an infant. He sleeps in a crib, wears a diaper, and even breastfeeds. And from there it's safe to say things get weird. Love story? Horror flick? It's anyone's guess. The only certainty is that there's a shock around every corner. And now that it's live on stage, the disturbing elements are even more visceral.

Reviews & Ratings

Campy and weird - in a fun way. A good show. While the lead was fine, a little more work on his timing and delivery could make this show a laugh-a-minute riot. Still a decent play that's worth attending.

Lots of fun! If you like creepy-yet-funny stuff - GO! (Also, rent the film - it stands on its own, too.) We've seen the movie, loved it, and now also love this live version. It definitely doesn't always work to do a verbatim staging - but this...continued

Website

Quotes & Highlights

“Gleefuly perverse … So weird it will almost have your eyes a-bugging and your jaw a-gaping … Hilarious production boasts crisp comic timing and a delicious campiness.” —_LA Weekly _
“A 75-minute onslaught of campy psychosis … This is utterly sick shit, and hysterical throughout, with all the incest, murder, bright colors, brain damage, and bad disco dancing you could possibly dream of, capped off with a twist ending to die for.” —Fangoria
“Fully committed to the tropes and excesses of exploitation cinema, the cast and crew of The Baby revel in this sick and demented little domestic melodrama … This is a loving farce of an obscure and obscene film, and is the most fun I’ve had at a play in a long time.” —_Mad Theatrics _
“This thing is just twisted, funny and wacky … Consistently depraved in a consistently silly way.” —_Bitter Lemons _

Description

This show runs 75 minutes and includes nudity. No one younger than age 18 will be admitted.